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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 10, 2022
Filed:
Aug. 19, 2016
Motorola Solutions, Inc., Chicago, IL (US);
MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC., Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
Methods and systems are described for an aerial drone system including a drone system controller, at least one working drone (), and a plurality of support drones (). The working drone () is operated by the drone system controller () to adjust a position of the working drone (). A tether line () coupled to the working drone () provides electrical power to the working drone (). The support drones () are each coupled to the tether line () at a different location along the tether line () forming a tethered aerial drone system. Each support (drone) supports a portion of the weight of the tether line () and is operated by the drone system controller () to adjust the position of the tether line () by adjusting the position of one or more of the support drones ().